Brodie Retallick, outstanding for the All Blacks, makes a break towards the Lions’ George Kruis, who could not match his opponent’s physicality.
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New Zealand

Ben Smith, full-back6/10 Coughed up a few of Murray’s high kicks before making way in first half for a HIA and failing to return. But had already shown a couple of glimpses of his talents.

Israel Dagg, wing8/10 Easy to see why Steve Hansen likes him on the wing. Reliable under high ball, always looking to make things happen and made crucial tackle to deny Daly in the corner.

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Ryan Crotty, centre7/10 A shame he had to depart after such an impressive start. Not too many frills but extremely solid and does the basics so well. A couple of key tackles before injury struck.

Sonny Bill Willams, centre 7/10 Fairly quiet –by his standards anyway – until Te’o went off. He will relish renewing that duel. His were hard yards but his relentless running did help New Zealand win the gain-line.

Rieko Ioane, wing 8/10 Billed as the next big thing for a while but nothing fazes this kid. Smiling from ear to ear just before kick-off and clinically took his tries. Burned off Daly – no slouch – for his second.

Beauden Barrett, fly-half 8/10 Faultless. Not too many fireworks but seamlessly moved to full-back. Goal-kicking supposedly a weakness so inevitably he did not miss. Outrageous one-handed pick-up.

Aaron Smith, scrum-half 9/10 Back to his best. New Zealand went through him more than expected but he is so sharp of pass and of mind. Kicked excellently, too, and made crucial tap-tackle on Murray.

Joe Moody, prop 8/10 Carried the fight to the Lions and clearly felt he had a point to prove after losing out in his battle with Furlong in the Crusaders match. He certainly made it at scrum-time.

Codie Taylor, hooker 8/10 Suffers from comparisons to Dane Coles but picked Dagg’s pass off his bootlaces for try in a way of which his fellow hooker would have been proud. One or two lineout wobbles.

Owen Franks, prop 7/10 Solid as a rock in the scrum – such an experienced operator and, while he gave away the penalty that got the Lions on the scoreboard, he can be pleased with his shift.

Brodie Retallick, lock 9/10 Tempting to give him 10. Ran up the guts of the Lions defence all day, offloaded, tackled hard – key to the All Blacks winning the collisions and the breakdown. Just a brute.

Sam Whitelock, lock 7/10 After Davies ghosted past him he barely put a foot wrong. The Lions thought they would had the edge in the tight five but Whitelock and Retallick are a fearsome duo.

Jerome Kaino, flanker 6/10 Like his captain, there were concerns that Kaino would be undercooked after such little rugby recently. Not hugely noticeable and made way after less than 50 minutes.

Sam Cane, flanker 9/10 The All Blacks’ victory was based on their breakdown dominance and Cane was their best operator there. He carried, won turnovers, offloaded – pretty much perfect.

Kieran Read, No8, capt 9/10 No right to perform like that after such a long lay-off. Williams did dance past him but Read was just magnificent otherwise. Pass for Ioane’s first try an incredible piece of skill.

British & Irish Lions

Liam Williams, full-back7/10 Evoked memories of Phil Bennett with sidestep to set up another “try from the end of the world”. A counterattacking threat all match but mistake led to second Ioane try.

Anthony Watson, wing8/10 Showed his stepping ability early in the second half but lacked composure when trying to offload. Snuffed out a try with a superb catch and will certainly keep his place.

Jonathan Davies, centre8/10 Waltzed past Whitelock in the first couple of minutes and made another scything break soon after half-time. Missed a couple of tackles but not alone in that regard.

Ben T’eo, centre8/10 Decision to take him off backfired as he was edging his titanic tussle with Williams. Made one huge, if illegal hit on ex-NRL rival, ran hard and answered questions over defence.

Elliot Daly, wing7/10 Just short after Davies’s early break and missed chance to put Williams clear. Key role in O’Brien’s try, though – leaving Lienert-Brown with twisted blood – and chased very well.

Owen Farrell, fly-half6/10 Began well but failed to stamp authority with such little front-foot ball. Kicking from hand fine but missed conversion significant. Got wires crossed with Sexton a bit, too.

Conor Murray, scrum-half6/10 Tackled heart out – though missed a few – and box-kicking was on the money. Could he have found Daly after Davies’s break? It was a difficult pass but Smith would have nailed it.

Mako Vunipola, prop6/10 Failed to make desired impact when carrying but not for lack for trying. Huge work‑rate but was part of a front row that hoped to make the scrum more of a weapon.

Jamie George, hooker5/10 Made 17 tackles and nothing wrong with his lineout throwing. Gatland would have liked more in the loose and at the breakdown, though, so Rory Best comes into contention.

Tadhg Furlong, prop5/10 Another willing carrier but found yards hard to come by and did not have the impact at scrum-time he would have liked. May be a hard week ahead under Graham Rowntree’s watch.

Alun Wyn Jones, lock4/10 A rare off-day. Edged into side ahead of Itoje and did not do enough to warrant selection. Normally so consistent, not his typical warrior-like performance.

George Kruis, lock5/10 Another who did not give up but for all his lineout acumen, he could not match physicality of Retallick opposite him. Missed three tackles – but made 16 – and was stripped in contact.

Peter O’Mahony, flanker, capt6/10 A spirited performance and the Lions’ go-to man at the lineout. Troubled New Zealand’s as well but not enough impact at the breakdown before making way.